Olympics
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Might as well jump: Olympian Bickner looking to soar after getting his start in the suburbsFeb 07, 2026 3:35 pm - Into ski jumping from an early age, Wauconda native Kevin Bickner seeks big air in his third Winter Olympics.
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Murphy registers a goal and an assist in Team USA shutout of FinlandFeb 07, 2026 3:18 pm - Abbey Murphy of Evergreen Park scored a goal and added an assist in the United States women’s hockey team’s 5-0 victory over Finland on Saturday.
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Eileen Gu overcomes an early fall in slopestyle to keep her Olympic dreams intact
Feb 07, 2026 11:09 am - Eileen Gu skied backward out of the slopestyle starting gate, jumped onto the first rail, did a 270-degree spin and landed on the snow. Then, she fell.
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Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida wins host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics
Feb 07, 2026 11:04 am - Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida won host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday, taking the women's 3,000 meters in an Olympics-record time.
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Lincicome: Making more memories of the Winter OlympicsFeb 07, 2026 10:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Bernie Lincicome writes about the Winter Olympics.
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Lindsey Vonn tests injured left knee in Olympic downhill training, pumps fist after successful run
Feb 06, 2026 6:43 pm - A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful downhill training run on Friday — two days before the race.
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The Milan Cortina Olympics officially open with a multi-site ceremony for a spread-out Winter Games
Feb 06, 2026 6:38 pm - Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina Olympics officially started Friday.
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Mike Tirico’s unprecedented February: Super Bowl and Olympics host
Feb 06, 2026 2:39 pm - On Sunday, Mike Tirico will call his first Super Bowl. Immediately following the conclusion of the Seattle-New England game, Tirico will transition to his role as NBC’s primetime host for Olympic coverage.
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‘Now I want to be here’: Alysa Liu thrives for the US at the Olympics with a new outlook on lifeFeb 06, 2026 10:53 am - Alysa Liu is back at the Olympics on her own terms, and she's thriving on the U.S. team. Four years ago, Liu went to the COVID-hit Beijing Olympics as a 16-year-old who despised how skating and endless hours of practice had taken over her life.
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Lindsey Vonn tests injured left knee in Olympic downhill training, pumps fist after successful run
Feb 06, 2026 7:50 am - A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful training run down the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course on Friday, two days before the race.